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is this what is behind all this gridlock in washington? >> well, you know, speaker boehner actually did speak out when, for instance, steve king said some things about latino. so he did do that. but i think the reality of what we see going on in some of these town halls is these are primary voters. these are the voters who are going to show up in 2014. these are the voters that are going to show up in 2016. so for those folks, those representatives who are there talking to their constituents, hearing from their constituents, we very much see that they are beholden to a very different strain of the republican party than the strain of the republican party that is talking about rebranding. they're at least something like 54%. there was a poll out recently that showed 54% of republicans actually want republicans to be more conservative rather than doing the sort of outreach and broadening the base that you hear from folks at the rnc, for instance. so we've got a lot of competing interests out there. and boehner can only go so far in terms of c
is this what is behind all this gridlock in washington? >> well, you know, speaker boehner actually did speak out when, for instance, steve king said some things about latino. so he did do that. but i think the reality of what we see going on in some of these town halls is these are primary voters. these are the voters who are going to show up in 2014. these are the voters that are going to show up in 2016. so for those folks, those representatives who are there talking to their...
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people in california and oregon and washington will be flocking to sign up. the rest of the country will be standing around in tennessee and arkansas and all of these places saying why can't we have that? what do they have that we don't have? they are going to look to their governors and say what are you doing to us? >> and when the rubber meets the road, joan, people that are in need forget about the partisan bickering. i'll give you an example, a headline that's getting a lot of attention today is a former republican campaign operative says his struggle with cancer has made him an obama care supporter. he's quoted as saying when you say you're against it, you're saying that you don't want people like me to have health insurance. former republican operative. >> well there are going to be more and more people like him and that's what we're seeing in these town halls, reverend al. people are seeing this is a change they need in their lives and the republicans don't have an answer. you know, the congressman knows this better than i do. if you go way back, the i
people in california and oregon and washington will be flocking to sign up. the rest of the country will be standing around in tennessee and arkansas and all of these places saying why can't we have that? what do they have that we don't have? they are going to look to their governors and say what are you doing to us? >> and when the rubber meets the road, joan, people that are in need forget about the partisan bickering. i'll give you an example, a headline that's getting a lot of...
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she is looking at washington too. she is starring in the new movie "the butler", based on the life of a man who worked as a white house butler for eight presidents. she recently made a rare political endorsement for newark mayor cory booker's new jersey senate campaign, and helped him fund raise. earlier this summer, she got very political, passionately taking a stand for gun control and immigration reform. during a speech at harvard university. and just last week, she weighed in on the trayvon martin case. >> it's so easy during this time, trayvon martin, trayvon martin parallel to emmett till, let me just tell you. in my mind, same thing. but you can get stuck in that and not allow yourself to move forward and to see how far we have come. look at how far we have come. >> powerful words. so is there a political future ahead for oprah winfrey? who knows. be you can already see the fear coming from those right wing talkers. joining me now is joe madison. thanks for being here, joe. >> thank you, reverend sharpton. >> j
she is looking at washington too. she is starring in the new movie "the butler", based on the life of a man who worked as a white house butler for eight presidents. she recently made a rare political endorsement for newark mayor cory booker's new jersey senate campaign, and helped him fund raise. earlier this summer, she got very political, passionately taking a stand for gun control and immigration reform. during a speech at harvard university. and just last week, she weighed in on...
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politics, a little too inside washington. it's a great way for him to get into people's homes and reintroduce the president obama that people fell in love with. the one that did have campaign trail. the one that was poking fun at himself. the one that felt like you could have a beer with him. >> even showed last night he could joke about other politicians. watch this. >> okay. >> you and hillary had lunch last week. who invited who to lunch? i'm curious? >> i invited her, and we had a great time. she had that post-administration glow. you know? when folks leave the white house, like two weeks later they look great. >> is it me or did i see a bromance with you and john mccain? what happened? >> that's how a classic romantic comedy goes, right? >> how does this help the president in terms of relating to the public when they see him joking about his former opponents both in the primary, hillary clinton, and then ended up being his partner in the white house. and john mccain who he ran against. what does that do for the president
politics, a little too inside washington. it's a great way for him to get into people's homes and reintroduce the president obama that people fell in love with. the one that did have campaign trail. the one that was poking fun at himself. the one that felt like you could have a beer with him. >> even showed last night he could joke about other politicians. watch this. >> okay. >> you and hillary had lunch last week. who invited who to lunch? i'm curious? >> i invited...